It is a mistake to judge X as nihilistic as Greg has done, or as disturbed, as you
have done, because you are doing so by interpreting her statements within the
context of your own belief system.
Of course I interpret her statements through the context of my belief system. So do you, so do we all. It is impossible to do otherwise.
Your statement that I was being nasty, for example, interprets my statements through your belief system. If you had a different world view, you might well see my comments as being supportive, even loving. You seem to take the inconsistent position that it is acceptable for you to judge me through your belief system (what is nice, what is nasty) but it is not acceptable for me to judge X through my belief system (what is undisturbed, what is disturbed).
Hobbes's problem, as is the problem of any situational ethics philsophy, is that it simply doesn't work in the "real world." It can be argued in theory -- so can anything. But no society has ever survived based on such a principle, and IMO no society ever will. And, of course, it directly contradicts the fundamental principles of our American society. |
